The Businessweek.com story on the event says her favorite songs suffused the funeral on Tuesday “with a feistiness that none of those gathered at Central Synagogue in midtown Manhattan would have found surprising. They were completely in character. … Ms. Siebert was devoted to her dog, Monster Girl. Her drink was vodka. And she drove fast.”

Cantor Angela Warnick Buchdahl crooned Frank Sinatra's “My Way.” From the front pews, the story notes, members of the Women's Forum, which Ms. Siebert co-founded as an “old boys' network for girls,” sang lyrics set to the tune of “One” from “A Chorus Line,” written for a Forum meeting decades ago: “We are positive believers in the power of dames/Our lives are joyous and jolly, for we're on top/Although our men may annoy us, we will never stop.”

The guest list was impressive.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney said of Ms. Siebert, “She didn't break the rules. She re-wrote the rules and made them fair.”

David Roosevelt, grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, called Siebert a “tough old bird” while noting her warmth and generosity. At a party when she was 80 years old, he recalled, she sat down next to the pianist and serenaded the 150 guests for more than an hour, according to the story.

And Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker described Ms. Siebert as “a strong — emphasis added — superintendent of banking” for New York State in remarks that were read from the pulpit.

Jeanette Wagner, a friend, “recalled joining Siebert to help elect Barbara Franklin as the first chairwoman of the Economic Club of New York,” according to the story. “Afterward, they decided to form the 'KBC' club — standing for the 'Kick Butt Club.' ”

Ms. Siebert will be placed today in her family's mausoleum in Cleveland.

The Canadian company, which has no revenue or income, “is the second-best performer among the country's natural-resource stocks,” Bloomberg says. “The shares climbed after it said the grade of graphite from its Albany project in northwest Ontario may rival the world's highest-quality supplies, which are used in nuclear power plants and metal refining.”

Jon Hykawy, a Toronto-based analyst at Byron Capital Markets Ltd., tells Bloomberg, “They have to prove the size of their deposit, the cost of producing the graphite and that there's demand for the production. The sooner the better for everyone.”

Graphite, which like diamonds and coal is a form of carbon, “is prized for its capacity to conduct heat and electricity,” according to the story. Natural graphite is used in brake linings, high-temperature lubricants, pencils and to strengthen products including steel, golf clubs and tennis rackets.

Cliffs and Zenyatta are working together to explore northern Ontario for steel-making materials such as iron ore and chromite, says Patricia Persico, a Cliffs spokeswoman.

“Graphite isn't a strategic focus for Cliffs, but because we have an equity holding in Zenyatta we have exposure to their project,” Ms. Persico tells Bloomberg. She declined to comment on prospects for development of Zenyatta's deposit.

Spare a square: If you're looking for validation that your chocolate habit isn't so bad, you'll find it here, in a MarketWatch.com story that quotes a Cleveland Clinic nutritionist.

The story begins by noting the apparently legendary chocolate fixation of Warren Buffett. He turns 83 on Friday. And he's insanely rich. So chocolate can't be bad for you, right?

“There's enough evidence of dark chocolate's health benefits that some experts suggest incorporating small amounts of the stuff into a healthy diet,” MarketWatch.com reports. (Yes!)

Kristin Kirkpatrick, manager of wellness nutrition services at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, “recommends that her clients eat one ounce of dark chocolate a day, since that's an amount proven to show benefits but not big enough to load you down with sugar and fat,” according to the story. (Note: One ounce is roughly one square of a thick bar or one-and-a-half squares of a thin bar, so don't overdo it.)

Ms. Kirkpatrick “recommends this modest treat even to her weight-loss clients, since it can also boost satiety,” MarketWatch.com says. She recommends seeking out chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 70%, and avoiding products with caramel and other fillers.

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